Telephone-stand.



B. S. CUTLER. TELEPHONE STAND. APPLICATION FILED MAY 6. 191a.

Patented S 11, 1917.

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BUFFALO, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TELEPHONE-STAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 11, 1917.

Application filed May 6, 1916. Serial No. 95,931.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BURWELL S. CUTLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New Yorlghave invented new and use ful Improvements in Telephone-Stands, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a telephone stand and has the object to provide an article for this purpose which is so constructed that it enables a person to be conveniently seated and rest one arm while using the telephone,

also to shift the telephone into any desired position as best suits the user, also to provide convenient means for stowing away the telephone directory While the same is not in useand also to provide means which permit of supporting the telephone directory in a convenient position adjacent to the telephone for looking up the name or numher as well as enabling a person to make written notations while using the telephone.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a telephone stand showing the preferred embodiment of my invention. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary vertical section, on an enlarged scale, taken through the supporting table, arm and shelf forming part of the telephone stand. Fig. 3 is a similar section taken through the receptacle which is adapted to receive the telephone directory.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The main frame of this telephone stand is preferably constructed in the form of an ordinary chair upon which the user of the telephone may be seated for the purpose of more conveniently carrying on a conversation and also examining the telephone directory or making notes, if desired. This chair may be variously constructed but in the form shown in Fig. 1 the same preferably, though not necessarily, comprises a horizontal seat 1, a plurality of legs 2 supporting the seat, and a back rest 3 projecting upwardly from the rear edge of the seat.

represents a table which is arranged above the scat, preferably on the left hand side thereof, and connected at its rear end with the left hand side of the back rest while its front part is supported by a post or standard 5 rising from the seat adjacent to the left front corner thereof. The rear part of this table is comparatively narrow and forms an arm rest for supporting the left arm of the person while holding the receiver of the telephone to the ear. The front part of this table is comparatively wide so as to serve as a support for a telephone book 22 which is shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1 and may also be used as a support for a pad or a sheet of paper upon which notations may be made.

l/Vhen the telephone directory is not in use the same is preferably stored in an up right position in a rack, receptacle or compartment arranged 011 the left hand side of the chair between the seat and the table and projecting laterally beyond these members so that the telephone directory may be readily inserted in this compartment and removed therefrom while the telephone user is occupying the seat. In'its preferred form this directory receptacle comprises lower and upper sections 6, 7 the lower section be .ing constructed in the form of a boX which has a closed bottom and which is secured to the lower parts of the back rest and the table supporting post while the upper section is constructed in the form of a rectangular frame which is secured to the upper part of the table post and the adjacent part of the back rest.

Above the table are arranged the means whereby the telephone is adjustably supported so that the same may be moved into any desired position as best suits the convenience of the user. Although these supporting means may be varied as to their details of construction the same, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, are preferably constructed as follows:

. 8 represents a supporting arm which is pivotally secured at its inner end to the upper side of the table adjacent to its outer front corner so as to be capable of swinging in a horizontal plane. The means whereby this pivotal connection between the arm and table is obtained preferably comprises a vertical pivot screw. 9 turning in an upright bearing opening 10 in the table and engaging its upper threaded end with the inner end of the supporting arm while its lower headed end bears against the underside of the table by means of an interposed washer 11, as shown in Fig. 2. In order to prevent marring the top of the table by reason of the turning movement of the arm a wearing the supporting arm in addition to prevent- 10.

mg marring of the top of the table, whereby quiet Operation of the device is secured and a neat and finished appearance of the same is maintained.

Upon the outer or free end of the supporting arm is mounted a shelf 1-l which in turn supports the base 19 of the telephone pedestal. This shelf is preferably mounted on the supporting arm so that it is capable of turning thereon in a'horizontal plane in order to permit the telephone to be shifted into the most convenient position. The pivotal connection for this purpose which is shown inFig. 2, as an example of a variety of ways in which this may be accomplished, comprises a vertical pivot screw 15 which turns in a pivot opening 16 in the outer end of the supporting arm and engaging its upper threaded end in the central part of the shelf while its lower headed end bears against the under side of the supporting arm through the medium of an interposed washer 16. Upon the upper part of this pivot screw between the upper side of the supporting arm and the underside of the shelf is arranged a metal washer 17 which not only reduces the wear between the relatively movable parts which are preferably made of wood but also prevents any squeaking noise which otherwise would be liable to occur if the shelf were permitted to turn directly on this supporting arm.

On its upper side the shelf which is preferably of circular form is provided with an upwardly projecting marginal guard rim or retaining flange 18 whereby the base of the telephone while resting on this shelf within this rim is prevented from sliding laterally. In order to permit of securely attaching the base of the telephone to this shelf and preventing the same from becoming accidentally detached therefrom a fastening device is provided which permils of readily attaching the telephone base to or removing the same from this shelf. In its preferred form this fastening device comprises a plurality of spring fingers 20, preferably three in number, as shown. in Fig. 1, each of which is secured at its lower end to the outer side or edge of the shelf by means of a screw 21, as shown, or otherwise, while its upper end is bent so as to project inwardly over the marginal part of the shelf. By this means the telephone base may be readily slipped over the shelf and underneath the inwardly projecting upper ends of the spring fingers so that the latter bear against the upper marginal part of the telephone base and hold the same reliably on the shelf within the marginal guard flange thereof. The telephone as a whole can be also easily removed from this shelf and its retaining fingers if it is desired to use the telephone independently of the telephone stand.

By means of this stand the-operation of telephoning may be conducted conveniently and comfortably inasmuch as the person using'the same may be seated at this time and rest the arm which holds the receiver on the rear part of thistable while the directory or other article is resting on the front part of the table and can be easily manipulatedby the other hand. Furthermore, thereceptacle which is provided for the telephone directory adjacent to the outer side of the table enables the different tele phoning accessories to be kept together as a unit instead of being scattered, thereby greatly facilitating the operation of telephoning. Moreover, this telephone stand as a whole is neat in appearance and does not detract from a room containing other high grade furniture.

I claim as myinvention:

A telephone stand comprising a tableprovided with an inner bearing opening and a recess around said opening, an arm having its inner end arranged over the upper side of that part of the table containing said inner bearing opening and provided at its outer end with an outer bearing opening, an inner pivot screw journaled in saidinner bearing opening and. engaging. its upper threaded end wlth said arm and its lower headed end with the underside of said table, a plate arranged on said inner. pivot screw between said table and arm and engaging with said recess, a shelf arranged above the outer end of said arm, an outer pivot screw journaled in the outer bearing opening of said arm and engaging. its upper threaded end with said shelf and its lower headed end with the underside of said arm, and a washer arranged on said outer pivot screw between said arm and shelf.

BURWELL, S. CUTLER.

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Washington, D. G. 

